Analyzing a Song

The song I chose to analyze was Hello by Adele. Some of the literary devices that I found were alliterations, consonance, assonance, hyperbole, and personification. Examples of assonance and consonance include "go over" and "that the both of us" respectively. These particular examples of literary devices all seem to create a Euphony, which gives the song a better flow than if the letters weren't as smooth. An example of an alliteration in Adele's Hello is "when we were." This also creates a soothingness to the song.

Exaggeration is used in this song which is shown in the form of many different literary techniques. An example of personification is "running out of time."Because we know that time cannot literary run, this word choice is used for dramatic effect. Another example of exaggeration and dramatic effects is the hyperbole "world fell at our feet" because, of course, the world did not literally fall at their feet. Hello uses many literary techniques which enhance the sophistication of the song and it helps the listener to interpret the meaning of the song.


LINK TO THE LYRICS